teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
even though things may appear this way
study; diligence; discount; reduction
material (data) for one's research; research material
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
study; research; investigation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to smash violently; to crush
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
single word; a few words; brief comment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
other; another; over; more than; I; me
the other day; a few days ago
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
special; particular; peculiar; unique
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
such; like that; that sort of; very
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut